On May 1, we join fellow workers and trade unionists around the world in celebration of International Workers’ Day – a May Day rooted in the historic struggles of our movement for dignity, justice, and power. The day marks the many ways in which workers have translated their collective power into tangible achievements that benefit all…
Waterloo, ON. – Sessional employees at Renison University College have successfully organized their workplace. A majority of sessional workers at Renison voted to join CUPE, joining more than 70,000 post-secondary instructors, administrators, and support staff as part of Canada’s largest union. Renison is an affiliated college of the University of Waterloo. Academic workers at the…
Markham, ON. – CUPE’s Extendicare Central Bargaining table is holding strategic planning meetings in Markham this week, one month after negotiations ended with Extendicare. The eight CUPE locals from across Ontario represent over 1100 Long-Term Care workers at various Extendicare facilities in the province. This central bargaining table sets the pattern for collective bargaining in…
April 28 marks the National Day of Mourning, a solemn day when we remember workers who have been killed, injured, or made ill on the job. This day stands as a powerful reminder that every worker has the fundamental right to return home safely to their families after their shift. The National Day of Mourning…
TORONTO – On April 28, the National Day of Mourning, members of OCEU/CUPE Local 1750 are joining workers across Ontario to remember those who have been killed, injured, or have become ill on the job and to call for urgent improvements to the systems meant to protect them. CUPE Local 1750 represents more than 3,800…
TORONTO – On the National Day of Mourning, CUPE hospital and long-term care workers called for action from the provincial and federal governments to protect them from violence, which has worsened since the pandemic. “Canada’s high tolerance of violence against women soaks inevitably into our institutions, like hospitals and long-term care facilities”, said Sharon Richer,…
Ford toying with the ‘Little Guy’ by blocking universal worker’s comp TORONTO – The Ford government must act now to protect the “Little Guy” and make Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage universal for all Ontario workers. Ahead of Canada’s National Day of Mourning (April 28), CUPE 1750, the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU)…
Oshawa, ON – Demoralized, exhausted and frustrated, health care workers protested outside Lakeridge hospital in Oshawa today in response to chaotic working conditions amid provincial funding restraint. Pam Parks, a registered practical nurse and president of CUPE 6364, which represents about 3,500 workers at three Lakeridge Health sites, said that the hospital has eliminated more…
Peterborough, ON – More than 4,000 people live in apartments and townhouses owned by Peterborough Housing Corporation (PHC) and serviced by members of CUPE 504. Those workers, who operate one of Peterborough County’s most critical safety nets, took the unprecedented step of voting to strike. Members of CUPE 504 working at PHC include custodians, maintenance…
Hamilton, ON – The virtual registration pilot at St. Joseph’s urgent care centre is a mistake as it will discriminatorily impact vulnerable groups of people without fixing the core issue, lengthening wait-times, according to the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Last week, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton announced that patients will be able to self-register for…
